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chukar dzungaricaAlectoris chukar falkiAlectoris chukar
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kurdestanicaAlectoris chukar pallescensAlectoris chukar
pallidaAlectoris chukar potaniniAlectoris chukar pubescensAlectoris
chukar sinaicaAlectoris chukar subpallidaAlectoris chukar werae The
Chukar, Alectoris chukar, is a Eurasian upland gamebird in the
pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous
birds. Other common names of this bird include 'Chukker' (sometimes
misspelled as 'Chuker'), 'Indian Chukar', 'Chukar Partridge',
'Red-legged Partridge', 'Rock Partridge', 'Indian Hill Partridge',
'Chukka', 'Chukkar', 'Chukor', 'Chukore', 'Chikone', 'Kabk',
'Kau-Kau', and 'Keklik'. The Chukar is a rotund 3235 cm (1314 in)
long bird, with a light brown back, grey breast, and buff belly.
The face is white with a black gorget. It has rufous-streaked
flanks and red legs. When disturbed, it prefers to run rather than
fly, but if necessary it flies a short distance on rounded wings.
It is very similar to the Rock Partridge (Alectoris graeca) but is
browner on the back and has a yellowish tinge to the foreneck. The
sharply defined gorget distinguishes this species from the
Red-legged Partridge. Their song is a noisy
chuck-chuck-chukar-chukar. This partridge has its native range in
Eurasia, India, the Kashmir region, Baluchistan Pakistan,
Afghanistan in the east to southeastern Europe in the west, and is
closely related and similar to its western equivalent, the
Red-legged Partridge, Alectoris rufa. It has been introduced widely
for game hunters, and became established in the United States Rocky
Mountains, Canada, New Zealand and Hawaii. It has also been ...
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